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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1928-01-27

Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1928-01-27, page 01

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Vol. XI -~ N6. 4
COLUMBUS, OHIO, J.ANUAKY 27. ,i92£i
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy 10c
Brazilian Government Changes Immigration Policy
Jewish Immigrants Welcomed to Country/ Minister Assures
NEWS LETTER FROM RIO DE JANEIRO
By A,,liERKM.\N ,
Jewish public opinion in Brazil waa greatly perturbed recently over reports which were supposed to have originated [rom offic-al circles and which indicated an unfavorable turn in,the government's -policy toward immigration.
Of late considerable nuinbcrs of Jew-, ish immigrants froYii Eastern Europe have been ari-tving in JBrazil. The Jew¬ ish ¦coinmunity in Brazil numbers today 30,000, of .whom I'l.ODO are concentrated in ;Hio de Janeiro. Communities ;of 3,000 to 4,000 each arc to he found .,in San Paulo and Porto Allegro. In the other centers, such as Peniambuco, Ba- ; hia, Santos, Santa Maria, Ciiretiba and, Cruz Alta, there are about 5,000 Jews. Four thousand are scattj;red throughout the couiitry. and in the Ica colonics in Southcrii Brazil.
The control .of Jewish immigration to Brazil was, one could say, iri the hands of the Jewish Colonization, Association which tinlil. recently had, on the basis of an .agreement with the .government, the right to organize groups of Jewish mi-- grants from Eastern Europe for iinmi^ gration tO.the country, Tlie Jewish Re¬ lief Society which is functioning here to aid the inimigrants has of late started to , expand its activity in, this direction. Divided in Two Branches 'The rumors that a stoppage of Jewish .. immigration to,Brazil :is thrcatenhig had their origin ,in the recent passage 0^, a law intended to ekcliide Conimunlsts from the country. This bill coiitained the pro-; vision authorising the immigriation of¬ ficials,to protect the, country from "aii undesirable iriiniigratioii." Immigrationi to Brazil, ill. so. far as the government regulations were concerned, was divided into' two branches. There was an immi¬ gration vu^ch was organized and, pon- trolled by the governitierit ajid its agents. This class of immigrants were niainly contract, laborers \vho were attracted- to Brazil for the needs Of the coffee plan¬ tations in San Paulo.- The, second-type ai immigrants were, those .of..the so- called spontaneous immigration, wave. The people came on their own accord and at their, own expense, V.Thc government policy was liberal and encouraging, not.. only with regard tb the first, which was a.state need, but,also'with regard to the second.. The contracted laborers ,\vere mainly drawn frotn among the Ukraiii-'! iaus.in East Galicia and Volyin, Poland. The spontaneous immigration Consisted of groups of Portuguese,. Italians, Gerr mans and of late of considerable num¬ bers of .Jewish immigrants.
About ninety percent of the Jewish iinmigraiits, according to statistics com¬ piled by thc Jewish Relief Society in Rio de Janeiro came from Poland, Rou¬ mania; Lithuania and Russia. ,
If the: reports' that were circulated prove to be true, it would signify'a heavy blow to these numbers, of home seeking jews who have to emigrate from Eastern Europe arid who 'might, by stretching a point of the law, be excluded by the arbitrary wish of the immigration officials. : New immigration Policy
TllC fears in tliiii direction .were dis- 4)elled, however, by the Brazitiafi Minister of Agriculture, Lira. Gastra. In an in¬ terview with M. Regalski, one of the editors of the Biifeiios Aires Yiddish daily, "The Y.iddishe Zeitung", who visit¬ ed Brazil, the Minister explained the new immigration policy of the Brazilian gov¬ ernment as applying only to contracted lahor. The attitude of the gbvernment toward.the spontaneous and free immi¬ gration has, however,, remained unr changed.
"Our government has of late decided, to. discontinue organized immigration to Brazil, We Iiaye ceased to. contract alien labor.for the plantations. AH previous privileges for this ty^e of immigrants have been disconthiued. We will thus be.unable to extend these privileges, in
whatever .form .tlicy may he, to thc Jewish immigrants. ' Naturally the same applies to the type of iinmigrants brought over by the Ica. However, wc fcontinue our positive attitude toward thc free immigration to Brazil, il
"In this respect," the Minister con¬ tinued, "we make no differentiation of tlie various, nationalities.- Iu particular, we have not issued^ any orduiancc, through legislative channels or through the ad¬ ministration, which would prevent Jews from; immigrating; to Brazil. I would ask you to let it be known that thc gov¬ ernment of the Brazilian Republic docs not differentiate between une people and another and that we will welcome among lis, Jewish immigrants who are, without a doubt, of benefit to the Brazilian Re¬ public. Brazil will be a hospitable and good home for the new citizens who are desirous of coining here."
-Statement Sul>stantiaily True / The statement of the Minister of Agriculture is substantially .true. ,The Jewiah immigrants who come to. Brazil are anxioiis- to leave behind them their old' poHticaLallegiances and expunge,the memories of economic plight and politi¬ cal, persecution. They are feverishly en¬ gaged, in building' their, home and in forming a new Jewish community in the ne^y environment. In this work: they find no obstacles. : For jiistance, naturaliza¬ tion encounterii ho difficulties. How- cVer, the guarded statement of the Min¬ ister clearly indicates that together, with the decision to cease the first type of iminigration, there manifests itself a change in the attitude toward East European immigration which is described as ''undesirable." . ,. ',; ,,
A few words must be said concerning the prospects for tile new arrivals in Brazil.;'. Barring the farmers and skilled laborers or artisans who may find eiri- ploymenti tlie average immigrant who has: no previous, training or the one who was a small tradesman and chooses to - coh-: tihue the same mode of life in Brazil, has a difficult struggle^ before he suc-- cceds in settling in the new country. , ^Without a knowledge oif the language without moiiey and'without a profession or trade, the only'ayenue for making a living is "cliaiteUng" which is' the. Brar- zilian Jewiah equivalent, for the Amer¬ ican peddling. The way of the peddler, howevei", is full of difficulties. First, he needs ai least several hundred inilreis tb obtain a license, Such an amouni "is usually in excess of the sum brought by the average immigrant. -Conipetitiou is fierce. Thc immigrant Arabs and the Brazilians have also entered the "clien- fele" business. At present, the economic depression in the country has minimized the purchasing power of the middle class population.. The usual terms ,fpr selling to tiie clientele are 011 the Jong, term installment plan, the first payment to be made six months after the purchase. A receipt for thc -wares' purchased is not ^iven. A note is unheard of. The ped¬ dler thu.s must have not Only, patience, but long credit and indescribable endur¬ ance not; only "to make a profit but to have his capital returned.
Many of the peddlers, after a pro¬ longed period of hopes ;.and disappoint¬ ments, turn to labor, which one can find even in the municipally run sti'cct cars and otiier public utilities. The first in¬ clination, however, of the average immi¬ grant is against manual labor.
The Jewish Relief Society leaders are eager to advise th<e immigrants and to ¦Jirect them along the difficult.way of the pioneer, but it lakes time bcforb the new immigrant ^nds himself and before he learns to appreciate the changed condi¬ tions in the new environment. None the less, the triansformation is taking place and through the sufferings of the pio-: ncers a new Jewish community is emerg ing in Brazil.—Copyright 1028 by J. T. A.
Rabbi Barnett Brickner of Cleveland Re-elected As Ohid's Zionist Head
Max S. Bogatin of Columbus Cliosen
Ah One of the Vice Presidents
of State Organization
TOLEDO, p^—On Saturday, January ^Jlst at i}M P. M. thc secoiid annual coiifercnce. of the United .Palestine Ap¬ peal for the State of Ohio convened at thc Cpinniodorc Perry Hotel, Toledo.
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T. I. SISTERHOOD JUNIORS WILL
SPONSOR DANCE, SUNDAY,
FEB- 12TH. AT E. BROAD
STREET TEMPLE
The second of a series of monthly dances given by the Tifereth Israel Ju¬ nior Sisterhood Will bc held Sunday, February 12th at 8:30 P. M., in the. banquet hall of the East Broad Street Teniple, Broad and Linwood ,A,venue.
Don't forget the Tifereth Israel Junior Siaterhood Dance which takes place in the banquet hall of the East Broad Street Temple, Sunday eve¬ ning, February 12th.
JUNIOR COUNCIL GIRLS ATTENTION
Leap Year is upon ns girls and wc must taki£ advantage 0! it, so Junior Council has decided to help us by havr ing a Junior Council Leap Year Formal Dance. Doesn't this sound interesting? Well, it is going to be the biggest' and beat dance Junior Council has ever giv¬ en. Be sure to come to onr February meeting and find out full particulars aboiit the dance, also watch the Chron¬ icle for further particulars. Boys, take a tip and treat your best gtrl nice so she will 5C,e that you receive an inyhation (o our Kornial,
wert; entertained at a reception cxtei'jded. by (he Toledo Zionist .Organization, A Forum on Zionist problems at which'12-j were in attendance introduced.thfi'prob- ieriis of the Conference at its first ses¬ sion, Mr. Nathan D. Engelmaii of CleivelaiKl presided., : ; ' .,
At tlie second session, on Snnday niorii- iiigi January 22, presided over by .Samuel ^. Kaplan of Toledo, greetings were ex¬ tended by Rabbi Joseph S. Kornfeld of Toledo whose intci'cstiu the cause was expressed thus "If I forget thee oh,; Jerusalem> may my right hand forget its dinning and ' my tongue cleave to the roof of my month."
Mr.'N.- D; Engelnian -was elected as Conference Secretary and Rabbi' Bar¬ nett R. Brickner delivered the vPresi- dential message in'which lie attacked the present. spirit of defeatism and analyzed present Zionist Conditions to dewonatrate that philosophically, psychologically and sociologically, the Zionist',movement is today ori a firmer foundation than ever before in its hiatory. ,.,
The annual report was ¦ presented by Regional Director Jacob , R, - Geoffrey detailing the cultural efforts, campaign i-esalts and efforts at reorganization and co-ordination of the work throughout the State,; with $175,000 in cash raised in the past year and jari operating expense of; less than ten percent. *
The Geritral feature of the Conference was the address of Mr. Louis Lipsky, President of the Zionist organizatiori of Amenca at the luncheon session. ' He diagnosed through a keen, analytical method the Historic forces that have es¬ tablished the Jewish Homeland. He depicted the futility of, criticism' of those vi/hose hearts do not beat in sym¬ pathy with the romantic yet essentially practical cause of Zion.
His wit and. sympathy aroused the Zionist ardor brought to the conference by the delegates.
At the fourth, session,' the State Con¬ ference accepted a quota of $300^000 for the Region, created a state committee on Cultural activities, established a policy of co-ordination of all Zionist Function¬ ing,, Agencies , throughout the State, planned the creation of a State Junior Zionist League, recorded its loyalty to the present Zionist Leadership, Weiz- maii. Lipsky, protested agaiiist Rouman¬ ian atrocities and expressed bereave¬ ment at deaths of Ciiajqs and Tio'nkin.
Officers elected for the forthcoimng year are as follows:
Regional President, Rabbi Barnett K. Brickner, of Cleveland; Vice-President, Mr. H. Levison, Toledo, Max Baer, Akron, Darwin Lutz, Canton, Oscar Ger¬ man, Chicinnati, Benj. Duberstein, Day¬ ton, Max Bogatin, Columbus, . Oscar AUschuter, Youngstown; Secretary, N. D, Engelnian,, Cleveland; Treasurer, Maurice Gusirian, Cleveland.
The closing address of the conference was delivered by Rabbi Irving Miller of Youngstown whose thesis was the en¬ richment and salvation of his own and of Jewish Life through the Call of Pales^ tine.
The meeting adjourned with a pro^ fouiid sense of spiritual experience and determiiialioii to serve the Zionist cause.
Junior Hadassah Sabbath to Be Observed at East _ Broad St Temple Feb 3
Choir CuhipoHcd i>f Junior IladaBsnh
Girls Will Sing at the Services
(iioldman Directing
.Miss Ooris H''ideii will i"ead lhe serv¬ ices and Mi.ss Rose Danziger will de¬ liver the .sermon Friday . evening, Feb. IJ, vvlicn Juiiior Hadassah Sabbath 'will be observed at the East Broad Street Temple. .A ch'iir composed of junior j Ha<laB,sah girls, directed by Mr. Samuel Goldman, director of tlic Hillel choir', will sing. Miss KsU'Ile Fisher \yill be .soltiisi. ,
Mr, Hiircild It. Walley ot the depart¬ ment of Ei'if^Ush at Ohio State Univer¬ sity, hi his talk on "Dreams for Sale," at, tlie nit!etiii;.>- last .Sunday at the Neil Hou.se, said that the Zionistic movement is the realization of a dream.. Dreams are not given away, or stacked on tables at a bargain sale. Tliey must be bought, and.effort is tlic price we pay for them. Mrs. iClma Ehrlich Leviiigcf, honorary senioi- adviser, spoke on Jessie Sempter. MiHs ¦.Hilda Mendel was elected treas¬ urer, to succeed Misii Dorothy Finkel¬ stein,' \ytio: resigned. . A membership cam¬ paign is imder way, under the direction of Miss ¦ Helen Smith -md Miss Estelle Fisher, 'i'earii captains are; Miss Corync Rosenthal, Miss ROsc Schalit. Miss Rose Stetelman,- and Miss' Nina Kohn. The drive svill close with a tea in honor of the now. mcriib'crs at the, next meeting, Feb..lil."'' ¦;. ¦ ¦'¦¦ ¦.¦,¦¦,
. The Orphan Shtiwer held last Sunday was very successful. The articles.have not yet been , shipped, and contributions are still being accepted/ , Those who wish Jo donate clothiilg, .washcloths, etc., are asked to call Mi.ss Ruth Frank, at FR. -1053,;or 'Miss Rose Finkelstein at WA. 0387.,' ¦^. ';¦,-¦; -: ¦;¦ ;¦::¦¦¦,.. /¦¦';
Tuesday, March.20 has been set as tiic date of.the Exposition to be given joint¬ ly, by the Senior and Jiiriibt* Ghaptersi
RABBI LEE J. SENTS TOUCHING EULOGY IN MEMORY OF RABBI BEN.IAMIN M. FRANKEL
;rTu"to^f I. W. Garek Appointed As the Assistant to Prosecutor Chester
. Before ;i hirge tiiriKuit of llic mem¬ bership fif Zion Lodge No. 02, I. O. B. B. at it."? regular inecting January 2^.irdi held at, Rcahor's Hall, Rabbi Lee J. Levinger, director of the Ohio Slate Un. Hillel Foundation, officiated at tlie Specialty dedicated meihorial service in respect ilid honor to Rabbi Beiijaniin M. Frankel, founder of the Hillel Foun<lation idea, in American,univershies. Pointing out the great vision which was Rabbi Frankcl's, thc speaker noted the rapid .spread of the idea to .some five universities within, a few years. ¦
"Ahhough lost to US-Way hefure his time," ,Rabbi.- 'Levinger said>, "Big lien Frankel will live on in tliat great insti- tutidiij the Hillel J'oundation." ¦ Cantor Solomon Grodner .gf the East Broad Street Teiuplc sang thc El Molle Rachmim, nicniorial prayer. , Following the service the A. Z. A., the Junior Order B'nai B'rith, held its installation of officers. '
Attorney Garek Will Assumie His New Duties Next Wednes¬ day, February 1st
LAW FIRM TO CONTINUE UNDER J. L. SILLMAN
The Ohio Jewi.sh Chronicle takes great pleasure in' recording the fact that Mr. IsatlorC'Walton Garek, a meiirber of the', local l.iw firm of Garek & Sillinan, IU East Broad .street, lias received the honor of Iieing aiipoiiUed by ProHCCutor Jack,
'is Comiianionate iyiarriag<e i the Answier?-' Subject of Rabbi Tarshish's Talk Sun.
Rabbi Tarshish will speak on Sunday morning at 10:45" at the Bryden Road Temple on "Is Companionate Marriage the Answer?" This, will chiefly concern the'latest book by Juctge Lindsey .which has aroused so much criticism and has been the subject of sermons all over the country by leading ministers, rabbis, and authoritative laymen.
The unusual amount of divorces these days, the great..dissatisfaction amorig so many of, the young people in regard to their matrimonial life, the changing'' viewpoints in regard to morality, birth control, and sex relationship—have caused nuriierous writers to express their opinions as, to the proper' method of ap¬ proach for the solution of these very im¬ portant question^. , . /
judge, Lindsey, Who wrote' the book called, "Companionate ¦ Marriage,"- lias had many years of experience in Juvenile Court work in DcnVer and during this time.has had the confidence of thousands of people in all walks of life. His book, therefore, has aroused unusuaL interest because of the writer's authoritative ex pression after interviewing, so many cases dealing with the sex.problems of adoles- ceiit youth. ,
Rabbi Tarshish spoke last evening on "if Yoii Wish to be Unpop.lilar-rHere: is How!''
The musical, service was imder the leadership of Mr. Cecil Fanning.
,6n Sunday morning Miss Geraldine Taylor Woodruff will render .several, numbers on the drgam
Services begin promptly at'10:46.and the audience are requested to corac on time so that no interruptions, will occur after the lecture has begun.
Y. W. H. A. TO HOLD OPEN MEET¬ ING SUNDAY, JAN. 20TH, AT ' SCHONTHAL HOME
At the first open meeting of the Y, W. H. A., which takes place Sunday, January 2l>th at 3:i!0 p. m., at the Schon¬ thal Community House, 5t)'3- E. Rich St-< Mrs, Elma Erhlich Levinger will speak on "Jewish Life as Material for Fic¬ tion."
Fannie Hurst and other niodern au¬ thors, with their stories, will be dis¬ cussed.
.AU friends are invited to attend this meeting. Refreshments will be serve<l.
Rabbi James G. Heller Will Speak at Broad Street Temple; Monday Evening
He win Appear Locally Under the Au-spices of Local Zionist
Orgnnizatiomi
Uabbi Janies G. Heller, of Cinciniiati,
staunch advocate of the Zionist cause and one o'f, the 'niost eloquent; speakers in-the Anierican Rabbina|e, will address a mass meeting under, the auspices of the local Zionist organizations in the Social Hall.of the, Broad Street,Temple^ Monday evening, January 30thi : at P.;M. r ,¦¦,¦¦ '' .".^
This, meeting is the first of;.a .series' to be held under the joint auspices 0? the local organizations, interested . in" the Zionist movement," which include the itollowing; Columbus Zionist District^ Hadassah, „ Jiinior Hadassali, Jewish National Fund, Mizrachi, Ohio. iState University Chapter, of , Avukah 'and Young Judea. ¦ , - ,
This meeting is expected to mark the beginning, of. a.,Zionist rijiiaissaric^ in Columbus, and in bringing Rabbi HeJler for the occasion the committee in charge made a ¦• very: wise and fitting selection. For the.meetings to follow^ other speak¬ ers of pronihience in the Zionist move¬ ment Will be brought here to enlighten. Columbus Jewry Of the, progress' that is being made, in. the rehabilitation bf Palestine as the homeland for the Jewish people. Announcements' of .these ineet- in^s will be made from tiriie to time: in the" Chronicle. , , ',.
A very delightful musical program has been arranged for the first meeting and refreshments will be served by the Hos¬ pitality Committee of the Hadassah or-' ganization." The public is cordially in¬ vited to attend the meeting Monday eve¬ ning, as well as,other Zionist meetings to follow.
ROSE E. LAZARUS SISTERHOOD
TO SPONSOR PURiM FETE,
MARCH 6TH. AT WINDING
HOLLOW CITY CLUB
Tuesday, March Gth,, i.n the dale cho¬ sen for the Purim Fete to take place at the Winding Hollow City Club; under the auspices of the Rose E. Lazarus" Sis¬ terhood. Further particulars regarding this affair will he announced later.
JUDGE AARON COHEN WILL
ADDRESS THE LOCAL
C. J. W. FEB/7TH
Judge Aaron Cohen of Toledo, will deliver an address at the next open meet¬ ing of the Columbus Section National Council of Jewish Women, which will be held Tuesday, February 7th, at the Bryden Road Temple.
MENORAH SOCIETY TO HEAR WECHTER AND SKOP
Sunday afternoon, January 20th, at 3:l-'i p; ni. at the Ohio Uriion on the State University campus the Menorah Society will continue its student sympo¬ siums, which have aroused much xom- Vueiit among students and faculty mem¬ bers at the liniversity, ' , , '. i . '"'What Ohio State Youth "Think of ! Jewish Education" is" the title of the new series of student discussions which will deal with the Hebrew school, the Sunday religipiis school, the .synagogue and temple, and finally Jewish leaders. Students familiar, with these, phases in Jewish edncation will present specially prepared papers.
The first : series will be presented hy Mr. Pincus Wechter, student at the Uni^ versity and instructor, df the Coluinbus Hebrew school who will speak on "The Hebrew School as a phase of Jewish Education."
Morris A. Skop, president of the Me¬ norah and Avukah Societies and fornier secretary of the Jewish Religious Educa-- tion Association of :Ohio will deliver a paper read at tlie convention of the or¬ ganization on "The Sunday Religious School in Jewish Education.'^
Arthur Klein, niember of the Ohio Stale University band will play a num¬ ber of, selcctioris on the cornet acconi- pajiied by Max M. Pomerantz, pianist. Columbus Jewry, especially the fathers and mothers who have children in the Hebrew and .Sunday Schools are urged to he present to hear the unprejudiced and authoritative facts concerning the education of their children. Boys and girls as well as other youth organizations^ interested are also invited to all of the Menorah, meetings.
L W. GAREK
j. Chester, Ji*. as, assistant in his office, . aiid willassumc his duties, next Wednes-, day, February 1st.. '. ' ¦ ,.
This i.s tlie first lime, the Coliunbus Jewish Coii.hii'unity has been honored by, thc appoiiitnieiit to public office of such ; a young maii as Mr. Gai*ek. Prosecutor jack- Clicstei:, who, nuinbcrs his Jewish friends ,in this city by , the thousands, should be highly complimented on hjs ' choice, as - we are/ confident, that - Mr, Garek Will more than make good irt the office. of; the prosecutor of Franklin : county. ¦' ',/
,,Mr.,L W. Garek; who is, bu* 26 years of'age,'-gradiiated frorii Ohio.'StaiQiUni- ¦ versity Law. School December, .l&34j^and • has'beeii practicing'raw^ln^^^Coluriibi^fo^, the past'thrce years. He was-admitted V to the bar Jamiary 12th, 1025^ and to ¦ practice in the Federal court, December 7th, l'i2i}. 'He is a member of the 1.Co¬ lumbns Bar Association and Ohio : Bar ' .¦\ssociation.^ Among, thii Jewish organi- ' zations.of CoUpnbus in which Mr, Garek is ihost active is that of secretary for _ the third term of Zion Lodge No.; 62, Independciit, Order of. B'riai B'rith, He is also a member of; the Excelsior club,! ¦ Alpha Epsilon Pi fratei-nity, 'and; the .\gudath Achim Congregation Brother-.: hood.- '.¦"¦¦¦.- -¦ ' ;,.".;
Law Firm To Continue
Mr. Garek, has iriformed,- the reporter of the Chronicle ' that the partnership of Garek & Sillman will continue in its present location, notwithstanding the severing of his connection with it, and will he under Jhe supervision of, his law partner,.Mr. Justin L. Sillman. ,
Mr. Garek is married, and .lives with his wife and two-year-old daughter at ()fir> Bc;dford Place,
Ben S. Lurie arid Roy; J. Stone of this City Pass State Bar Examination
Benjamin S, Lurie, 346 South Drexel Ave., Bexley, ami Roy J. Stone, 1591 ¦.[ Bryden Road, are the two.of the seven¬ teen Franklin County law students, who; were among the.114 successful applicants to pass the annual January bar examina' tion in Ohio, accorduig to ah announce¬ ment Monday by Leba H. Miller^,clerk of the Ohio supreme cpurt.
The successful candidates became full- fledged lawyers Friday afternoon when they took the oath administered by Chief ,. Justice Carrington T, Marshall in the' hall.room of the DeshlerrWalHck hotel during the annual tnidwinter session of the Ohio State Bar Association.
Hartman Theater to Be Under Auspices bl the Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
When the girls of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority heard "Sometimes I*m Happy" they liked it, but wanted to sing something more sincerely. So they sang "Hallelujah" in the; real spirit when they conceived the idea of having "Hit the Deck" the nautical musical comedy un¬ der their auspices for its first/night pres-^ enlation ,in Columbps Monday, January 30th. . . ¦ ¦ "
Seat sale ia how on arid tickctssinay be purchased at the IHIartman box office. Tickets are from ^l-t3. • i
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Cenlral Ohio's Only
Jcioish Pfciospaper
Reaching Every Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Devoted to American
ana Jewish Ideaia
Vol. XI -~ N6. 4
COLUMBUS, OHIO, J.ANUAKY 27. ,i92£i
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy 10c
Brazilian Government Changes Immigration Policy
Jewish Immigrants Welcomed to Country/ Minister Assures
NEWS LETTER FROM RIO DE JANEIRO
By A,,liERKM.\N ,
Jewish public opinion in Brazil waa greatly perturbed recently over reports which were supposed to have originated [rom offic-al circles and which indicated an unfavorable turn in,the government's -policy toward immigration.
Of late considerable nuinbcrs of Jew-, ish immigrants froYii Eastern Europe have been ari-tving in JBrazil. The Jew¬ ish ¦coinmunity in Brazil numbers today 30,000, of .whom I'l.ODO are concentrated in ;Hio de Janeiro. Communities ;of 3,000 to 4,000 each arc to he found .,in San Paulo and Porto Allegro. In the other centers, such as Peniambuco, Ba- ; hia, Santos, Santa Maria, Ciiretiba and, Cruz Alta, there are about 5,000 Jews. Four thousand are scattj;red throughout the couiitry. and in the Ica colonics in Southcrii Brazil.
The control .of Jewish immigration to Brazil was, one could say, iri the hands of the Jewish Colonization, Association which tinlil. recently had, on the basis of an .agreement with the .government, the right to organize groups of Jewish mi-- grants from Eastern Europe for iinmi^ gration tO.the country, Tlie Jewish Re¬ lief Society which is functioning here to aid the inimigrants has of late started to , expand its activity in, this direction. Divided in Two Branches 'The rumors that a stoppage of Jewish .. immigration to,Brazil :is thrcatenhig had their origin ,in the recent passage 0^, a law intended to ekcliide Conimunlsts from the country. This bill coiitained the pro-; vision authorising the immigriation of¬ ficials,to protect the, country from "aii undesirable iriiniigratioii." Immigrationi to Brazil, ill. so. far as the government regulations were concerned, was divided into' two branches. There was an immi¬ gration vu^ch was organized and, pon- trolled by the governitierit ajid its agents. This class of immigrants were niainly contract, laborers \vho were attracted- to Brazil for the needs Of the coffee plan¬ tations in San Paulo.- The, second-type ai immigrants were, those .of..the so- called spontaneous immigration, wave. The people came on their own accord and at their, own expense, V.Thc government policy was liberal and encouraging, not.. only with regard tb the first, which was a.state need, but,also'with regard to the second.. The contracted laborers ,\vere mainly drawn frotn among the Ukraiii-'! iaus.in East Galicia and Volyin, Poland. The spontaneous immigration Consisted of groups of Portuguese,. Italians, Gerr mans and of late of considerable num¬ bers of .Jewish immigrants.
About ninety percent of the Jewish iinmigraiits, according to statistics com¬ piled by thc Jewish Relief Society in Rio de Janeiro came from Poland, Rou¬ mania; Lithuania and Russia. ,
If the: reports' that were circulated prove to be true, it would signify'a heavy blow to these numbers, of home seeking jews who have to emigrate from Eastern Europe arid who 'might, by stretching a point of the law, be excluded by the arbitrary wish of the immigration officials. : New immigration Policy
TllC fears in tliiii direction .were dis- 4)elled, however, by the Brazitiafi Minister of Agriculture, Lira. Gastra. In an in¬ terview with M. Regalski, one of the editors of the Biifeiios Aires Yiddish daily, "The Y.iddishe Zeitung", who visit¬ ed Brazil, the Minister explained the new immigration policy of the Brazilian gov¬ ernment as applying only to contracted lahor. The attitude of the gbvernment toward.the spontaneous and free immi¬ gration has, however,, remained unr changed.
"Our government has of late decided, to. discontinue organized immigration to Brazil, We Iiaye ceased to. contract alien labor.for the plantations. AH previous privileges for this ty^e of immigrants have been disconthiued. We will thus be.unable to extend these privileges, in
whatever .form .tlicy may he, to thc Jewish immigrants. ' Naturally the same applies to the type of iinmigrants brought over by the Ica. However, wc fcontinue our positive attitude toward thc free immigration to Brazil, il
"In this respect," the Minister con¬ tinued, "we make no differentiation of tlie various, nationalities.- Iu particular, we have not issued^ any orduiancc, through legislative channels or through the ad¬ ministration, which would prevent Jews from; immigrating; to Brazil. I would ask you to let it be known that thc gov¬ ernment of the Brazilian Republic docs not differentiate between une people and another and that we will welcome among lis, Jewish immigrants who are, without a doubt, of benefit to the Brazilian Re¬ public. Brazil will be a hospitable and good home for the new citizens who are desirous of coining here."
-Statement Sul>stantiaily True / The statement of the Minister of Agriculture is substantially .true. ,The Jewiah immigrants who come to. Brazil are anxioiis- to leave behind them their old' poHticaLallegiances and expunge,the memories of economic plight and politi¬ cal, persecution. They are feverishly en¬ gaged, in building' their, home and in forming a new Jewish community in the ne^y environment. In this work: they find no obstacles. : For jiistance, naturaliza¬ tion encounterii ho difficulties. How- cVer, the guarded statement of the Min¬ ister clearly indicates that together, with the decision to cease the first type of iminigration, there manifests itself a change in the attitude toward East European immigration which is described as ''undesirable." . ,. ',; ,,
A few words must be said concerning the prospects for tile new arrivals in Brazil.;'. Barring the farmers and skilled laborers or artisans who may find eiri- ploymenti tlie average immigrant who has: no previous, training or the one who was a small tradesman and chooses to - coh-: tihue the same mode of life in Brazil, has a difficult struggle^ before he suc-- cceds in settling in the new country. , ^Without a knowledge oif the language without moiiey and'without a profession or trade, the only'ayenue for making a living is "cliaiteUng" which is' the. Brar- zilian Jewiah equivalent, for the Amer¬ ican peddling. The way of the peddler, howevei", is full of difficulties. First, he needs ai least several hundred inilreis tb obtain a license, Such an amouni "is usually in excess of the sum brought by the average immigrant. -Conipetitiou is fierce. Thc immigrant Arabs and the Brazilians have also entered the "clien- fele" business. At present, the economic depression in the country has minimized the purchasing power of the middle class population.. The usual terms ,fpr selling to tiie clientele are 011 the Jong, term installment plan, the first payment to be made six months after the purchase. A receipt for thc -wares' purchased is not ^iven. A note is unheard of. The ped¬ dler thu.s must have not Only, patience, but long credit and indescribable endur¬ ance not; only "to make a profit but to have his capital returned.
Many of the peddlers, after a pro¬ longed period of hopes ;.and disappoint¬ ments, turn to labor, which one can find even in the municipally run sti'cct cars and otiier public utilities. The first in¬ clination, however, of the average immi¬ grant is against manual labor.
The Jewish Relief Society leaders are eager to advise th may my right hand forget its dinning and ' my tongue cleave to the roof of my month."
Mr.'N.- D; Engelnian -was elected as Conference Secretary and Rabbi' Bar¬ nett R. Brickner delivered the vPresi- dential message in'which lie attacked the present. spirit of defeatism and analyzed present Zionist Conditions to dewonatrate that philosophically, psychologically and sociologically, the Zionist',movement is today ori a firmer foundation than ever before in its hiatory. ,.,
The annual report was ¦ presented by Regional Director Jacob , R, - Geoffrey detailing the cultural efforts, campaign i-esalts and efforts at reorganization and co-ordination of the work throughout the State,; with $175,000 in cash raised in the past year and jari operating expense of; less than ten percent. *
The Geritral feature of the Conference was the address of Mr. Louis Lipsky, President of the Zionist organizatiori of Amenca at the luncheon session. ' He diagnosed through a keen, analytical method the Historic forces that have es¬ tablished the Jewish Homeland. He depicted the futility of, criticism' of those vi/hose hearts do not beat in sym¬ pathy with the romantic yet essentially practical cause of Zion.
His wit and. sympathy aroused the Zionist ardor brought to the conference by the delegates.
At the fourth, session,' the State Con¬ ference accepted a quota of $300^000 for the Region, created a state committee on Cultural activities, established a policy of co-ordination of all Zionist Function¬ ing,, Agencies , throughout the State, planned the creation of a State Junior Zionist League, recorded its loyalty to the present Zionist Leadership, Weiz- maii. Lipsky, protested agaiiist Rouman¬ ian atrocities and expressed bereave¬ ment at deaths of Ciiajqs and Tio'nkin.
Officers elected for the forthcoimng year are as follows:
Regional President, Rabbi Barnett K. Brickner, of Cleveland; Vice-President, Mr. H. Levison, Toledo, Max Baer, Akron, Darwin Lutz, Canton, Oscar Ger¬ man, Chicinnati, Benj. Duberstein, Day¬ ton, Max Bogatin, Columbus, . Oscar AUschuter, Youngstown; Secretary, N. D, Engelnian,, Cleveland; Treasurer, Maurice Gusirian, Cleveland.
The closing address of the conference was delivered by Rabbi Irving Miller of Youngstown whose thesis was the en¬ richment and salvation of his own and of Jewish Life through the Call of Pales^ tine.
The meeting adjourned with a pro^ fouiid sense of spiritual experience and determiiialioii to serve the Zionist cause.
Junior Hadassah Sabbath to Be Observed at East _ Broad St Temple Feb 3
Choir CuhipoHcd i>f Junior IladaBsnh
Girls Will Sing at the Services
(iioldman Directing
.Miss Ooris H''ideii will i"ead lhe serv¬ ices and Mi.ss Rose Danziger will de¬ liver the .sermon Friday . evening, Feb. IJ, vvlicn Juiiior Hadassah Sabbath 'will be observed at the East Broad Street Temple. .A ch'iir composed of junior j Ha- last .Sunday at the Neil Hou.se, said that the Zionistic movement is the realization of a dream.. Dreams are not given away, or stacked on tables at a bargain sale. Tliey must be bought, and.effort is tlic price we pay for them. Mrs. iClma Ehrlich Leviiigcf, honorary senioi- adviser, spoke on Jessie Sempter. MiHs ¦.Hilda Mendel was elected treas¬ urer, to succeed Misii Dorothy Finkel¬ stein,' \ytio: resigned. . A membership cam¬ paign is imder way, under the direction of Miss ¦ Helen Smith -md Miss Estelle Fisher, 'i'earii captains are; Miss Corync Rosenthal, Miss ROsc Schalit. Miss Rose Stetelman,- and Miss' Nina Kohn. The drive svill close with a tea in honor of the now. mcriib'crs at the, next meeting, Feb..lil."'' ¦;. ¦ ¦'¦¦ ¦.¦,¦¦,
. The Orphan Shtiwer held last Sunday was very successful. The articles.have not yet been , shipped, and contributions are still being accepted/ , Those who wish Jo donate clothiilg, .washcloths, etc., are asked to call Mi.ss Ruth Frank, at FR. -1053,;or 'Miss Rose Finkelstein at WA. 0387.,' ¦^. ';¦,-¦; -: ¦;¦ ;¦::¦¦¦,.. /¦¦';
Tuesday, March.20 has been set as tiic date of.the Exposition to be given joint¬ ly, by the Senior and Jiiriibt* Ghaptersi
RABBI LEE J. SENTS TOUCHING EULOGY IN MEMORY OF RABBI BEN.IAMIN M. FRANKEL
;rTu"to^f I. W. Garek Appointed As the Assistant to Prosecutor Chester
. Before ;i hirge tiiriKuit of llic mem¬ bership fif Zion Lodge No. 02, I. O. B. B. at it."? regular inecting January 2^.irdi held at, Rcahor's Hall, Rabbi Lee J. Levinger, director of the Ohio Slate Un. Hillel Foundation, officiated at tlie Specialty dedicated meihorial service in respect ilid honor to Rabbi Beiijaniin M. Frankel, founder of the Hillel Foun, "Big lien Frankel will live on in tliat great insti- tutidiij the Hillel J'oundation." ¦ Cantor Solomon Grodner .gf the East Broad Street Teiuplc sang thc El Molle Rachmim, nicniorial prayer. , Following the service the A. Z. A., the Junior Order B'nai B'rith, held its installation of officers. '
Attorney Garek Will Assumie His New Duties Next Wednes¬ day, February 1st
LAW FIRM TO CONTINUE UNDER J. L. SILLMAN
The Ohio Jewi.sh Chronicle takes great pleasure in' recording the fact that Mr. IsatlorC'Walton Garek, a meiirber of the', local l.iw firm of Garek & Sillinan, IU East Broad .street, lias received the honor of Iieing aiipoiiUed by ProHCCutor Jack,
'is Comiianionate iyiarriagth at 3:i!0 p. m., at the Schon¬ thal Community House, 5t)'3- E. Rich St-< Mrs, Elma Erhlich Levinger will speak on "Jewish Life as Material for Fic¬ tion."
Fannie Hurst and other niodern au¬ thors, with their stories, will be dis¬ cussed.
.AU friends are invited to attend this meeting. Refreshments will be serve Bc;dford Place,
Ben S. Lurie arid Roy; J. Stone of this City Pass State Bar Examination
Benjamin S, Lurie, 346 South Drexel Ave., Bexley, ami Roy J. Stone, 1591 ¦.[ Bryden Road, are the two.of the seven¬ teen Franklin County law students, who; were among the.114 successful applicants to pass the annual January bar examina' tion in Ohio, accorduig to ah announce¬ ment Monday by Leba H. Miller^,clerk of the Ohio supreme cpurt.
The successful candidates became full- fledged lawyers Friday afternoon when they took the oath administered by Chief ,. Justice Carrington T, Marshall in the' hall.room of the DeshlerrWalHck hotel during the annual tnidwinter session of the Ohio State Bar Association.
Hartman Theater to Be Under Auspices bl the Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
When the girls of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority heard "Sometimes I*m Happy" they liked it, but wanted to sing something more sincerely. So they sang "Hallelujah" in the; real spirit when they conceived the idea of having "Hit the Deck" the nautical musical comedy un¬ der their auspices for its first/night pres-^ enlation ,in Columbps Monday, January 30th. . . ¦ ¦ "
Seat sale ia how on arid tickctssinay be purchased at the IHIartman box office. Tickets are from ^l-t3. • i
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